Sumatia or Soumatia (Ancient Greek: Σουματία), or Sumetia or Soumetia (Σουμητία), also known as Sumateium or Soumateion (Σουμάτειον), or Sumeteia or Soumeteia (Σουμήτεια), was a town of ancient Arcadia in the district Maenalia, on the southern slope of Mount Maenalus. According to Greek mythology, Sumatia was founded by Sumateus, a son of Lycaon. Pausanias says that Sumatia was one of the towns in the territory of Maenalus, and was one of the towns that united to form Megalopolis.
Its site is located near the modern Silimna.
References
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "3.4". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- Pausanias (1918). "36.7". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "27.3". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Sumatia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
37°30′36″N 22°17′31″E / 37.51°N 22.292°E / 37.51; 22.292
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